Ettore Scola

Ettore Scola

Born: May 10, 1931
Died: January 19, 2016
in Trevico, Campania, Italy
Ettore Scola (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɛttore ˈskɔːla]; 10 May 1931 – 19 January 2016) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film A Special Day and over the course of his film career was nominated for five Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.

Scola was born in Trevico, Avellino, Campania. From age 15, he became a ghostwriter. He entered the film industry as a screenwriter in 1953, and collaborated with director Dino Risi and fellow writer Ruggero Maccari on the screenplay for Risi's feature, Il Sorpasso (1962). He directed his first film, Let's Talk About Women, in 1964. In 1974 Scola enjoyed international success with We All Loved Each Other So Much (C'eravamo tanto amati), a wide fresco of post-World War II Italian life and politics, dedicated to fellow director Vittorio De Sica. The film won the Golden Prize at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1976 he won the Prix de la mise en scène at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival for Brutti, sporchi e cattivi.

Scola made further successful films, including A Special Day (1977), That Night In Varennes (1982), What Time Is It? (1989) and Captain Fracassa's Journey (1990). He directed close to 40 films in some 40 years. His film Passione d'amore, adapted from a 19th-century novel, was adapted by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine into the award-winning musical Passion. He was a member of the jury at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.

Scola died in Rome on 19 January 2016 at the age of 84.

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Movies for Ettore Scola...

Les Jours et les Nuits
Title: Les Jours et les Nuits
Character: Self
Released: November 19, 2021
Type: Movie
I give a methodical account of my film work: the creation of new series (Lire, Trio, Avec Mariola), the shooting of a new feature film (Amours décolorées which will take ten years to edit) with Mariola San Martin.
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Sophia Loren, une destinée particulière
Title: Sophia Loren, une destinée particulière
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 24, 2019
Type: Movie
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Ettore Scola, nous l'avons tant aimé
Title: Ettore Scola, nous l'avons tant aimé
Character: Self
Released: January 18, 2019
Type: Movie
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Monica Vitti, une étoile dans la nuit
Title: Monica Vitti, une étoile dans la nuit
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: February 10, 2017
Type: Movie
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Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life
Title: Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life
Character: Self
Released: September 11, 2016
Type: Movie
An account of the life and work of the legendary cinematographer and director Carlo Di Palma (1925-2004) and an emotional journey into the greatest moments of cinema, from the Italian neorealism to the masterpieces of Woody Allen, commented by prestigious figures of world cinema.
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Ridendo e scherzando - Ritratto di un regista all'italiana
Title: Ridendo e scherzando - Ritratto di un regista all'italiana
Character: Self
Released: October 18, 2015
Type: Movie
Speaking of serious things by making you laugh has always been the characteristic of Ettore Scola’s cinematic style. With the same intent, his daughters Paola and Silvia, using Pif’s verve as an interviewer, retrace their father’s career.
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Enrico Lucherini - Ne ho fatte di tutti i colori
Title: Enrico Lucherini - Ne ho fatte di tutti i colori
Character: Self
Released: October 23, 2014
Type: Movie
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Gian Luigi Rondi - Vita, cinema, passione
Title: Gian Luigi Rondi - Vita, cinema, passione
Character: Self
Released: September 2, 2014
Type: Movie
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C'era una volta il prossimamente
Title: C'era una volta il prossimamente
Character: Self
Released: April 22, 2014
Type: Movie
A passionate cavalcade through decades of "coming attractions"
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Alberto il grande
Title: Alberto il grande
Character: Self
Released: February 16, 2013
Type: Movie
Docu-film directed by Carlo and Luca Verdone realized on 2013 in occasion of the tenth anniversary from the actor’s death happened on 24th February 2003. Through this documentary Verdone’s brothers with deep respect towards the Roman actor trace an affectionate and sincere portrait not only about an Artist but, above all, about a man with his habits, his ideas, his tics, his vices and his virtues. And for the first time Mrs Aurelia – Alberto Sordi’s sister who is dedicated the documentary – opens the doors of the beautiful house of Via Druso where the actor has lived since 1958. In this way we are led by Carlo Verdone (a sort of Virgilio whose Dante Alighieri wrote about but we are not in the Hell but in the Seven Heaven where there is the source of the Italian Cinema) and on the tips and staying in silence we can go into the rooms of this wonderful house which reveals the true, authentic character of Alberto Sordi.
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Monicelli: La versione di Mario
Title: Monicelli: La versione di Mario
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 30, 2012
Type: Movie
The life and work of master Italian filmmaker Mario Monicelli (1915-2010).
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Giovanna Cau - Diversamente giovane
Title: Giovanna Cau - Diversamente giovane
Character: Self
Released: November 3, 2011
Type: Movie
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Voi siete qui
Title: Voi siete qui
Character: Self
Released: September 8, 2011
Type: Movie
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Portrait Of My Father
Title: Portrait Of My Father
Character: Self
Released: October 27, 2010
Type: Movie
A labor of love documentary, in which a daughter, with the help of various talking heads, looks back on the life work of her father.
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L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
Title: L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
Character: Self
Released: September 7, 2010
Type: Movie
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Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore
Title: Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore
Character: Self
Released: September 1, 2010
Type: Movie
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Vittorio D.
Title: Vittorio D.
Character: Self
Released: September 17, 2009
Type: Movie
A documentary about Vittorio de Sica with clips of his films and testimonials from friends and family.
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Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Title: Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Character: Self
Released: October 21, 2007
Type: Movie
Documentary exploring the formidable life and career of Italian film star Sophia Loren. With interviews with the actress herself, as well as thoughts from colleagues and admirers, including Woody Allen.
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Linee d'ombra
Title: Linee d'ombra
Character: Self
Released: October 18, 2007
Type: Movie
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Dino Risi, le pessimiste joyeux de la comédie italienne
Title: Dino Risi, le pessimiste joyeux de la comédie italienne
Character: Self
Released: May 3, 2007
Type: Movie
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RomAmor: Alberto Sordi, from Rome to the whole world
Title: RomAmor: Alberto Sordi, from Rome to the whole world
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2007
Type: Movie
If Rome is the capital of the world, then Alberto Sordi is his true son. He absorbed all the vices and valor of his homeland. His whole life was connected with his beloved city. He owed his first success to another great Roman - Fellini, and Italian became the only obstacle in his international career. On stage, Alberto Sordi might have seemed uncontrollable and rude, but could have been charming and slightly ridiculous. He played scammers and victims, sweet losers and unsurpassed drunkards with the manners of great comedians. But, even jokingly, he always remained serious.
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Marcello, una vita dolce
Title: Marcello, una vita dolce
Character: Self
Released: May 21, 2006
Type: Movie
After shooting to fame with Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” (1960), actor Marcello Mastroianni (1924-1996) starred in more than 160 films in his nearly half-a-century career. Directors Mario Canale and Annarosa Morri look into the melancholic charm of one of the most famous Italian actors through interviews with his two daughters, Barbara and Chiara; directors Fellini and Luchino Visconti; actresses Claudia Cardinale and Anouk Aimee; and in archival footage of Mastroianni himself. The subject matter ranges from Mastroianni’s passion for kidney-bean pasta and his addiction to the telephone to his famous laziness, humility and talent. Shown in black-and-white, Mastroianni — elegantly holding a cigarette in between his fingers — is undeniably the dandy.
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The Magic of Fellini
Title: The Magic of Fellini
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 27, 2002
Type: Movie
Documentary with interviews and clips of Fellini's movies.
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La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli
Title: La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli
Character: Self
Released: November 21, 2001
Type: Movie
Documentary about Italian screenwriting legends Agenore 'Age' Incrocci and Furio Scarpelli.
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Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Title: Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Character: Self
Released: September 8, 1984
Type: Movie
A film of Enrico Berlinguer's funeral in Rome, briefly tracing his career as leader of the Italian Communist Party.
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Title: Midi Première
Character: Self
Released: January 6, 1975
Type: TV
Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975 until January 1, 1982 on TF1. The program was generally broadcast between 12:15 p.m. and 12:55 p.m., then giving way to the 1:00 p.m. TV news. However, the broadcast schedule could change, depending on the guests, and the setting where the recording of the program was shot. Certain performances by artists who have become cult like the one where Ringo jostles with a demonstrator in interpretation (1977), that of Dalida with the title There is always a song with the soundtrack that does not start, twice, at the right speed (1978), Claude François and his Clodettes, who, in the provinces, are unable to join "the set" in order to interpret his song, the latter being taken by the crowd of delirious fans (summer 1977) . The group Supertramp performed there with the title "Dreamer" on March 8, 1975.
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Title: Spécial cinéma
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 1974
Type: TV